title: A homogenous nature of native Chinese duck matrilineal pool.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  China, with around 30 unique breeds, has a diverse duck genetic pool. Currently, there is no systematic report which investigates the genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationship, and matrilineal genetic structure of these domestic breeds and wild mallards (Anas platyrhynchos).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this study, we sequenced the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region segments in 278 domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domestica) from 19 indigenous breeds/populations and 70 wild mallard samples and analyzed them together with the 101 control region sequences from published sources. Fifty-two samples were then sequenced for a cytochrome b (Cyt b) gene fragment to solidify the pattern emerged from the control region sequences. All domestic duck and wild mallard haplotypes were essentially indistinguishable and were clustered together in the phylogenetic tree. There was no geographic differentiation and breed/population-specific distribution of duck lineages.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results showed that unlike other domesticated farm animals in China such as chicken, cattle, goat, and yak with multiple matrilineal components, the matrilineal pool of Chinese ducks was homogenous.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya'an, Sichuan, PR China. daqianhe@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Da-Qian
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Shi-Yi
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hui-Ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong-Gang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000235:genetics; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China; D045303:Cytochromes b / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004372:Ducks / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D045303:Cytochromes b